Kuvada, Kuvāda: 8 definitions
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Kuvada means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykuvāda (कुवाद).—m (S) Perverse or idle disputing or arguing; caviling, carping, captious objecting. v dhara, kara, ghē.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKuvāda (कुवाद).—a.
1) Detracting, undervaluing, censorious.
2) Low, vile.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuvada (कुवद).—mfn.
(-daḥ-dā-daṃ) Censorious. E. ku bad, vad to speak, ka aff.
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Kuvāda (कुवाद).—mfn.
(-daḥ-dā-daṃ) Detracting, censorious. E. ku evil, vad to speak, aṇ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kuvada (कुवद):—[=ku-vada] [from ku] mfn. = -vaca, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) Kuvāda (कुवाद):—[=ku-vāda] [from ku] a mfn. detracting, censorious, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [=ku-vāda] b etc. See 1. ku.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kuvada (कुवद):—[ku-vada] (daḥ-dā-daṃ) a. Censorious.
2) Kuvāda (कुवाद):—[ku-vāda] (daḥ-dā-daṃ) a. Detracting.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKuvāḍa (ಕುವಾಡ):—[noun] pleasure; delight; entertainment.
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Kuvāda (ಕುವಾದ):—[adjective] inclined to mock, taunt or jeer at; being sarcastic; making fun of.
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Kuvāda (ಕುವಾದ):—
1) [noun] a jeering cry or remark; sarcastic or derisive comment; taunt; gibe.
2) [noun] a clever and plausible but fallacious argument or form of reasoning, usu. to deceive another or others.
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Kūvāḍa (ಕೂವಾಡ):—
1) [noun] an artful or secret plot or scheme, esp. one with evil intent; an evil design; machinations.
2) [noun] a jeering cry or remark; sarcastic or derisive comment; a jeer; a gibe.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vada, Vata, Ku.
Starts with: Kuvatam.
Ends with: Pakkuvata.
Full-text: Kuvatam.
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